• Equity Bank dividend payout of $0.03 (KES4) per share will amount to a 36 per cent payout of the regional lender’s $331.6 million net profit.
• Customer numbers grew to 19.6 million, translating to an increase in deposits, which hit $10.6 billion in 2023.
• Loan books also increased to $6.7 billion (KES887.4 billion) from KES706.6 billion in 2022.

Equity Group’s profits saw a five per cent decline to $331.6 million (KES43.7 billion) for the financial year ending in December 2023, down from $349 million (KES46 billion) the previous year. However, despite the drop, Equity Group’s Dividend Payout has hit record highs for the year ending December 2023, following its board’s recommendation.

This profit decrease has been partly attributed to the bank’s decision to maintain the loan interest charge at 13 per cent throughout the year despite changing global interest rates.

This has seen the lender issue a dividend payout of …

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